Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | G.T. Beauregard papers, 1844-1883 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1844-1883 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1861-1865) |
| ID No. | MSS12203 |
| Creator | Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 |
| Extent | 6,500 items |
| Extent | 54 containers |
| Extent | 5.6 linear feet |
| Extent | 9 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006004 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78012203 |
| Summary | United States and Confederate Army officer, engineer, railroad executive, and public official. Correspondence, scrapbooks, and military papers, including letterbooks, headquarters records, telegrams and dispatches, orders, endorsements, and rosters. The bulk of the papers, 1861-1865, relate primarily to Beauregard's career as a general in the Confederate Army, especially at Fort Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina; Manassas and Petersburg, Virginia; Shiloh, Tennessee; Corinth, Mississippi; and Atlanta, Georgia. Other topics include Beauregard's work as an engineer, public official, and railroad executive in New Orleans and his service under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican War. |